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Ra’am, Joint List fight bids to bar them from Knesset election

Ra’am, the Joint List, Balad and two candidates asked the Central Elections Committee to reject six petitions seeking to bar them from the 2026 Knesset election.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Ra’am party chairman Mansour Abbas, together with party member Yoav Segalovich, arrives to submit the party list to the Central Elections Committee, Jerusalem, September 7, 2026; illustrative.
Mansour Abbas is the head of Ra’am, one of four Arab parties vying for a place in the Knesset.

Likud says it will request to ban Arab parties from running in elections

The Likud stated that it would file the requests for the parties' disqualifications, and that "there is no place in the Knesset for those who harm IDF soldiers."

|ByKESHET NEEV
The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

Hadash’s Jafar Farah withdraws Knesset bid amid sexual harassment allegations

Jafar Farah, Hadash’s No. 2 Knesset candidate, stepped down from the list amid allegations of sexual harassment and calls for his removal, while denying the claims against him.

|ByYOAV ETIEL/WALLA
Members of the Joint List arrive for a meeting with Israeli president Reuven Rivlin at the President's Residence in Jerusalem on September 22, 2019.

Israel Election 2026: What do Yousef Jabareen’s Joint Arab List and Mansour Abbas’ Ra’am stand for?

If I put this ballot in the box, what government, policies, and political reality am I helping create?

|BySHIR PERETS

'Time to intensify efforts': Hadash Party backs mass protest against Gaza starvation in Tel Aviv

Thousands of peace activists will stand together, participating in an anti-war, anti-hunger protest in Tel Aviv backed by the Hadash Arab party.

AUGUST 21, 2025ByKESHET NEEV
Arabs and Israelis protest against the current war in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, April 24, 2025

Detainees held for attacking Ayman Odeh during Ness Ziona protest released, court rules

One suspect was released under restrictive conditions, while the other two were placed under house arrest until Monday. During the attack, Odeh’s car was damaged, and protesters spat at him.

JULY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, HODAYA RAN, YOAV ETIEL
A discussion and a vote on the expulsion of MK Ayman Odeh at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025.

WATCH: MK Ayman Odeh's vehicle attacked, spat on by violent protesters in Ness Ziona

Eyewitnesses reported that the officers took minimal action, choosing instead to "contain" the situation rather than intervene forcefully.

JULY 19, 2025ByHODAYA RAN, YOAV ETIEL
MK Aymen Odeh at a protest in Ness Ziona, July 19, 2025.

Knesset committee votes to impeach Israeli Arab lawmaker Ayman Odeh

The impeachment vote will now head to the Knesset plenum, where it must receive 90 votes in order to pass. If it passes, Odeh will still have the right to appeal the decision.

JUNE 30, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Hadash-Ta'al leader Ayman Odeh attends a protest in his support, outside the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 30, 2025.

'Silencing Arabs': Arab factions slam Zionist opposition's part in Ayman Odeh impeachment

The two Israeli-Arab parties in the Knesset announced that they would boycott a meeting between the heads of their opposition parties due to some members in support for impeaching MK Ayman Odeh.

JUNE 29, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
MK Ayman Odeh attends an emergency conference on the murders in the Arab society at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 21, 2025

Knesset passes bill to form national authority to fight poverty

The law will come into effect in six months, and Welfare Minister Yaakov Margi (Shas) said he will begin staff work immediately in order for the directorate to be operational by then.

APRIL 1, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
THE KNESSET will return to session next week amid the temporary freeze in the judicial reform legislation.

Police close offices of the Hadash-Ta'al Party in Haifa for 'Jenin, Jenin 2' screening

Police stated that "The screening is against the court's decision and that "There is a suspicion of disorderly conduct."

AUGUST 26, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A banner for Hadash, a party comprised of communists and other left wing factions in Arabic near a polling station in Haifa, April 9, 2019

Protest held by Arab Israelis, left-wing activists on Nakba anniversary at Tel Aviv University

While demonstrators were barred from bringing Palestinian flags, photos taken at the protest saw activists carrying paper cutouts of watermelons.

MAY 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Arab-Israelis and Israeli left wing activists attend a rally marking the Nakba anniversary at Tel Aviv University on May 15, 2024

N13 poll: Next PM is toss up between Gantz or Bennett

A News 13 poll indicates National Unity Party led by Benny Gantz wins 30 seats if elections held today. Likud strengthens slightly; Yesh Atid receives 15 seats.

APRIL 23, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) meets with Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 5, 2024.

Tally Gotliv debuts 'song' in Knesset, Ahmad Tibi expresses medical concern

Likud MK Tally Gotliv performed the famous Israeli tune made popular in the 1930s, attacking Arab MKs.

APRIL 4, 2024ByMAARIV ONLINE
MK Tally Gotliv attends a conference as part of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 28, 2022.